Assistant Stylist

Pets at Home Limited; Bath; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading pet care company is seeking an Assistant Stylist in Bath. You'll ensure high standards of pet care while assisting in the grooming process, requiring a passion for animals and customer service experience. Training provided. Competitive pay and generous benefits including annual leave and discounts.

Benefits

Competitive base pay with commission

28 days paid annual leave

Extra day off for your birthday

Life Assurance

Pension contribution

Colleague discount

Qualifications

• Experience in professional dog grooming or pet care is desirable.
• Experience in a target-driven environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standard of pet care in a grooming environment.
• Assist with preparation and clipping of dogs.

Skills

Passion for pet care

Flexibility in work hours

Customer-facing experience

Job description

Overview

Our Assistant Stylists are critical to the success of our Pets Grooming salons. You will deliver the very highest standard of pet care, while demonstrating a basic understanding of technical concepts related to preparing and clipping a dog for grooming, including handling techniques, using equipment, and pre-grooming preparation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high standard of pet care in a busy retail grooming environment.
• Assist with the preparation and clipping of dogs, handling techniques, equipment use, and pre-grooming preparation as part of grooming services.

Qualifications and Experience

• People who are passionate about delivering a great service.
• Flexible: able to work a flexible shift pattern across the week in a busy retail environment. Minimum contract offered, with the possibility of additional hours to cover busy periods, absences, and holidays.
• Experience of working with, or handling dogs in a professional dog grooming or pet care environment is desirable, but not always essential (please note that bathing and prepping your own dog does not qualify as professional experience). Ideally have experience in a customer-facing environment.
• Preferably have worked in a target-driven environment, but if not, be happy to work in one.

About Us

At Pets at Home, we're passionate about pets and it shows. Our Pet Care Centres across the UK include grooming salons, retail stores, and veterinary practices, all dedicated to delivering the very best care for pets and the people who love them.

We create welcoming, supportive environments where team members can thrive. If you share our love for pets and our commitment to excellence, we'd love to meet you.

Training and Development

We will provide the training, skills, and knowledge to deliver service aligned with our goal of being the 'Best Pet Care Business in the World'. You’ll enjoy a competitive base pay and we’ll support your growth with comprehensive training and development opportunities, including our Earn as You Learn programmes and additional skill-based pay enhancements.

Benefits

• Attractive rates of pay plus commission, subject to targets
• 28 days paid annual leave, rising to 33 days after 2 years (includes 8 bank holidays and pro-rata for contracted hours)
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Life Assurance - 4 times annual salary
• Company pension contribution of 4%
• Colleague discount of 20% across the Group (Pets at Home, Pets Grooming, Vets for Pets), including 30% off on own bran